Olympics - Page 3

Pico and ME · 02-16-2010, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by jinx

No I was distracted by the fetch-obsessed cat.

Ha! Turbo used to do that when he was younger. My husband could play that game with him the whole time he was watching a Colts game.

ZenGum · 02-16-2010, 02:52 AM

Am I the only person who thought the Olympic torch looked like a huge joint?

Cloud · 02-16-2010, 01:04 PM

yeah, "just for the fun of it" or to honor past ties. That's the kind of employment perk that is good for the soul, as well as good for the company.

skysidhe · 02-16-2010, 10:12 PM

I wish I had internet on my phone so I could get Olympic feeds.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-16-2010, 10:28 PM

When did they start marking the downhills with blue?

classicman · 02-17-2010, 06:28 PM

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For Franz Klammer's downhill, they still had markings at the edge of the course between the gates. They just weren't painted.

The crosswise markings were absent. but have been used for years on undulating terrain and in poor weather.

I think they painted the full course because they had fog cancellations and possibly prepared the course to be run in the fog. That was a lot more paint than I've seen on any downhill run though Turin was almost as bad.

Griff · 02-17-2010, 09:58 PM

Lindsey Vonn- "Holy Mother of Fuck, I'm the Olympic Champion."

Anya Pearsons threw one hell of a yard sale but apparently she's okay.

Cloud · 02-17-2010, 11:13 PM

Lindsey Vonn: I thought she was screaming in agony at the end of her run at first.

Hey! We're up in the medal count from yesterday.

Cloud · 02-17-2010, 11:23 PM

LOL! I love how the snowboarding athletic "uniforms" are plaid [flannel] and baggy pants

lumberjim · 02-17-2010, 11:29 PM

I thought they were ghey.

Pete Zicato · 02-18-2010, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

I thought they were ghey.

You think everything is ghey.

Cloud · 02-17-2010, 11:40 PM

the pants look like jeans

wolf · 02-18-2010, 11:45 AM

Snowboarding is not an Olympic Sport. It's just a bunch of slackers smoking up and fooling the whole lot of us.

glatt · 02-18-2010, 11:53 AM

True! During the half pipe qualifications last night, I saw one of the Americans pull his iPod out of his pocket, fiddle with it, and then start bopping his head around like crazy. I figured he was waiting for his turn to go in the back stage area, but then his coach tapped him on the shoulder, the camera angle changed, and he started his run down the pipe. He had been in the starting gate, playing with his iPod.

Cloud · 02-18-2010, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

True! During the half pipe qualifications last night, I saw one of the Americans pull his iPod out of his pocket, fiddle with it, and then start bopping his head around like crazy. I figured he was waiting for his turn to go in the back stage area, but then his coach tapped him on the shoulder, the camera angle changed, and he started his run down the pipe. He had been in the starting gate, playing with his iPod.

mental training is just as important as physical training in athletes, I hear. I'm sure this was part of pysching himself up for his run. Just because they do it differently, doesn't invalidate the method.

02-16-2010, 02:52 AM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Am I the only person who thought the Olympic torch looked like a huge joint? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

02-16-2010, 01:04 PM	#3
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	yeah, "just for the fun of it" or to honor past ties. That's the kind of employment perk that is good for the soul, as well as good for the company. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-16-2010, 10:28 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	When did they start marking the downhills with blue? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-17-2010, 09:58 PM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Lindsey Vonn- "Holy Mother of Fuck, I'm the Olympic Champion." Anya Pearsons threw one hell of a yard sale but apparently she's okay. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-17-2010, 11:13 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Lindsey Vonn: I thought she was screaming in agony at the end of her run at first. Hey! We're up in the medal count from yesterday. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-16-2010, 10:12 PM	#4
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I wish I had internet on my phone so I could get Olympic feeds.

02-17-2010, 11:23 PM	#9
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	LOL! I love how the snowboarding athletic "uniforms" are plaid [flannel] and baggy pants __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-17-2010, 11:29 PM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I thought they were ghey. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-17-2010, 11:40 PM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	the pants look like jeans __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-18-2010, 11:45 AM	#13
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Snowboarding is not an Olympic Sport. It's just a bunch of slackers smoking up and fooling the whole lot of us. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-18-2010, 11:53 AM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	True! During the half pipe qualifications last night, I saw one of the Americans pull his iPod out of his pocket, fiddle with it, and then start bopping his head around like crazy. I figured he was waiting for his turn to go in the back stage area, but then his coach tapped him on the shoulder, the camera angle changed, and he started his run down the pipe. He had been in the starting gate, playing with his iPod.

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